I am planning to move my boat (Pearson 26) from Marblehead to Hampton, NH, in about 3 weeks. Any advice on whether to use the canal, or would it be a nice 2 day cruise if we went to Rockport on day 1, and the rest of the way the next?

We are pretty novice sailors, in our second year, and unfamiliar with the area. I have heard of challenges with current and traffic in the canal, and with shoals and grounding dangers sailing around the cape.